Scituate's hitters rose to the challenge against a Purple pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.27 runs allowed on Thursday. The Scituate Spartans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Classical Purple a 14-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Scituate sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Travis Howman was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Howman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Howman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaiden Durand, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. John David O'Hara was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Classical's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Silas McKay, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Scituate's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. As for Classical, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Scituate will head out on the road to square off against Blackstone Valley Prep at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Scituate is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Classical, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rocky Hill Country Day at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Classical's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Rocky Hill Country Day's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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